Rising profitability, along with improved operating and funding conditions, across a range of southern European banking systems have resulted in positive rating actions this year for banks in Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Cyprus. Please join S&P Global Ratings’ leading financial institutions analysts in the region for a live interactive webinar on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. BST, 12:00 p.m. CEST, where they will present our views and answer your questions on the banking systems and rated banks in Southern Europe. 
      
Key discussion points:

• Our rating actions and current outlook for banks and banking systems in southern Europe
• Our views on prospects for resilience for the region in light of potentially slower growth and challenging conditions across Europe more broadly
• Developments of ongoing M&A in the region and prospects for further consolidation

      
Speakers:
Nicolas Charnay, Managing Director and Sector Lead, European Financial Institutions
Giles Edwards, Managing Director and Sector Lead, European Financial Institutions
Elena Iparraguirre, Director and Lead Analyst, European Financial Institutions
Mirko Sanna, Director & Lead Analyst, European Financial Institutions
   
Moderator:
Luigi Motti, Managing Director and Analytical Manager, European Financial Institutions

We invite you to submit your questions early via the registration page to allow greater scope for them to be addressed by our speakers. You are also welcome to submit questions live during the webinar.

This event is part of our European Banking Insights webinar series, designed to provide you with regular updates on credit risk and ratings across the sector. We define the agenda and speakers for each episode based on market events, notable rating actions, and questions we receive from market participants.
    
We hope you can join us live, however if you are unable to participate; you can still register to access the replay on-demand, at your convenience.